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  Nanotechnology Fingerprints Can Certify Authenticity

  Immunochemists have now devised a range of nanoscale materials that can be embedded in drug packaging or in the pills themselves to distinguish medicines from counterfeits. Traces of these ... > more
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  GPS Navigation System Gives Acoustical Warnings

  Human factors psychologists have teamed up with computer scientists to develop technology that can do the job of a seeing-eye dog -- help the blind walk around safely and without getting lost. The ... > more
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  Cochlear Implants Work Better If Done On Both Ears

  Unlike other acoustical devices such as hearing aids, which just amplify sounds, cochlear implants mimic what happens inside the ear, changing sound waves into electrical signals sent to the brain. ... > more
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  An Interactive, 3D Voyage into Human Anatomy

  Anatomists and biochemists have created a detailed virtual view of vital organs in the human body, down to the level of tissues and cells. The software recreates the visualization from a combination ... > more
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  New Computer Technology Makes Lasik More Sensitive

  Ophthalmologists have developed new software that analyzes the shape of the patient's cornea during the LASIK procedure and automatically adjusts the laser based on that cornea's unique anomalies. ... > more
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  Medical Physicists Improve Vision for Radiation Therapy

  Radiation therapy requires visualizing exactly where a tumor is located, usually from looking at hundreds of different X-ray , CT or PET scan images. A new system patches together 2D images into one ... > more
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  MRIs Peek into the Brains of Synesthesia Patients

  Cognitive neuroscientists have now documented hundreds of cases of synesthesia -- the condition in which one sense triggers the response of a different one. Using functional magnetic resonance ... > more
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  MRI Can Replace CT Scans, Reducing Cancer Risks

  New studies by radiologists have shown that MRI can be just as accurate as CT scans at helping radiologists diagnose pathologies such as cancer, cysts and kidney stones -- while carrying less risk, ... > more
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  3D Imaging System Helps Athletes Recover from Injuries

  A new computer-based system gives physical therapists real-time, objective measures of the motion of each joint in the patient's body. The system uses magnetic trackers to read the positions of ... > more
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  Stents Help Cardiothoracic Surgeons Treat Aortic Aneurysms

  A new, minimally invasive procedure allows cardiothoracic surgeons to treat aortic aneurysm patients for whom open-chest surgery would pose serious risks. A stent endograft, inserted endoscopically ... > more

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